Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what they see; it is above, not against them. - Blaise Pascal
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Faith certainly tells us what the senses do not, but not the contrary of what they see; it is above, not against them.
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Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, logician, physicist and theologian.
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Louis de Montalte
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Amos Dettonville
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Salomon de Tultie
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Pascal
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Paskal Blez
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[96]. Cause and effect. Human weakness is the reason for so many canons of beauty; for instance, being a good lute-player. It is only our weakness which makes it a bad thing [not to be one?].
The virtue of a man ought to be measured not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his every-day conduct.
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I do not know whether God exists, but I know that I have nothing to gain from being an atheist if he does not exist, whereas I have plenty to lose if he does. Hence, this justifies my belief in God.
